Vehicle mount for guns



Jan. 18 1927.

T. A. CQNLON VEHICLE MOUNT FOR GUNS Filed Nov. -9, 1925 2 sheets-sneer 1 l L fim Jan. 18, 1927.

T. A. CONLON VEHICLE MOUNT FOR GUNS 2 Sheets-Shee 2 Filed Nov. 9. 1925 @M501 new Patented Jan. 18, 1927. l,6l4,655

Tnet/.ins A. CoiTLoN, or srnvnn srnlne, ivrnnnnnn VEHICLE MOUNT ron-Guns, Application filed November a, 1925. serian No. 67,973. I v (GRANTED UNDER THE Aer er rmnenagisss; 'es sur. 1.. ees.)

The invention described herein may be Fig. 2 is a planv viewoit'the mount inthe used bythe Government, or any of its officers firing. position; p or employees in rosecution of work for the Fig. 3ds a view in front elevation of the 5 Government, or y any other person in the mountkin firing position with one wheelfre- United States, without payment to yme of moved; Y v

any royalty thereon, in accordance with the lFig. 4 is a detail side view o one of the act of March 3, 1883. youtriggers; Y y

This invention relates to vehicle mounts Fig. 5 1s a detail .plan view thereof; s o0 for guns* Fig. 6 is a det-ailend view showing the i0 In mounting guns of the anti-aircraft type traveling lock; p

where mobility must be combined with Fig. 7 is a'. fragmentary view in elevation rapidity of action, it has been customary to offa screw jack and'loat; and o mount the vgun on an autortruck 0r trailer. s Fig, 8 is -a Y fragmentary plan view of 65 However, in order to secure stability and to Fig, Y7. s j A L relieve the vehicle of the road stresses it is lReferring tothe drawings by numerals of necessary to convert .the vehicle into a iXed reference:

mount by raising it from its springs. To In carrying outthe invention, a gun Lis this 'end screw jacks have been passed mounted on a pedestal 5, secured to the deck 0 through the vehicle frame to raise the vehicle of a vehicle 6 which'mafy be either Van auto.-

2@ and stability is obtained by employing outmobile trailer' or railway carriage.

Yigg-ers. Y I-Iinged as at 7 to thefront and rear ofthe The Vprimary object/ofthe .present inven- Yside trames 8 of the vehicle are four outrigtion' `is to provide Va combined supporting gers 9, each bearing inrits freev enda'heafvy, 75 and stabilizing means in which the screw vertically disposed screw jack 10 whose 'lowjacks are carried by the outriggers so as to er end is formed into a. ball head lradapted enlarge the base of the iixed mount and to be received in semi-circular socket clamps thereby obtain greater stability. In the 1,2 on larger circular floats 13. The iloat traveling position, .the outriggers are swung for eachoutrigger when detached is carried 8U in against. the frame, their adjacent endsbein ayclip or pockets 1&1 on the outer side'vof :xo ing spaced suliiciently topermit reception of each loutrigger. lThe YOutrigger-'sv .are of a a short section of I-be'am Awhichserves as a proper length so that when folded in against lock. The floats after being disconnected the side lframe for'traveling their .adjacent from the screw jacks are carriedin clips or Aends will b'e spaced sulicientlyto receive the 55 ockets on the outer side of the outriggers. web of an zI-beam lock 15 receivable in a The outriggers, when in firing position, bracket 15 secured to the side frame 8 and support platforms which are swung lto the chained to the under side of the platform 16. vertical in traveling and are securely held These platforms, one for each `side of the in this position by cross ties which'are litted vehicle, are hinged to the side 'frames 8 so 99 with connections for the cradle to lock it and that when trat/'clingY they be raised to .a 40V prevent damage to the training mechanism. vertical position. ,'Ihey are reinforced near Toth'e'se'and otherf ends the invention contheir outer edge with a heavy channel bar sists in the construction, arrangement, Vand .17 whose ends are apertured to yreceive Vstu s combination or" elements described herein- 18 on the outriggers. lWhen in the .firing after and pointed out in the claims forming .position the llloats 13 n are equidistant from a part ofthisspecification. A I theg'centervof thenpedestal `5,`the opposite A vpractical embodi' ent of the invention .front andf'rear floats beingin kline with the lis illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, center. Y I d wherein: Y For the Ptirposewof securely holding the mf Fig. 1 isa view in 'side elevationof a 'veplatformsinV the travelingY position thereare Y D0 hic'l'emount constructed in accordance with provided beamsor ,cross ties 19 vbridging the invention and shown in the traveling poboth platforms and tied to the vehicle by sition; turn buckles. The cross ties are tted with connections QO-which may be slipped over projecting hooks 2l on the cradle of the gun 4 to serve as a traveling lock therefor to re -the springs of the Vehicle rise suiiiciently to insure relief from the firing stresses.V

Vhile in the foregoing there has been illustrated and described such combination and arrangement of elements as constitute the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is nevertheless desired to emphasize the fact that interpretation of the invention should only be conclusive when made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim: Y Y Y l. A vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, outriggers hinged to the vehicle and adapted to be folded in against the sides thereof, an I-beam insertible between adjacent ends of each pair of outriggers when folded for locking them in place, a screw jack mounted in the free end of each Outrigger, a float on which the jack rests, means for clamping the float and jack, pockets on the outriggers for carrying the floats when detached, a platform hinged to each side of the vehicle, a channel bar secured to the underside thereof, studs on the outriggers adapted to be inserted in apertures in said bar, and cross ties for holding the platforms in the upright position for traveling, said ties formed with means for engaging the gun cradle. 2. A vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, outriggers hinged to the vehicle and adapted to be folded in against the sides thereof,` Yan I-beam insertible between adjacent ends of each pair of outriggers when folded for locking them in place, a screw jack -mounted in the free end of each Outrigger, aV iioat on which the jack rests, means for clamping the float and jack, pockets on the Outrigger-s for carrying the floats when detached, a platform hinged to each side' of the vehicle, a channel bar secured to the under side thereof, studs on the outriggers adapted to be inserted in apertures Vin said bar, and means for securing the platforms in the upright traveling positio j 3. A vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, outriggers hinged to the Vehicle and adapted to be folded in against the sides thereof, an I-beam insertible between adjacent ends of each pair of outriggers when folded for locking them in place, a screw jack mounted 1n the free end of each Outrigger, a float on which the jack rests, means for clamping the float and jack, pockets on the outriggers for carrying the floats when detached, a platform hinged to each side of the vehicle, a channel bar secured to the tuider side thereof, and studs on the outriggers adapted to be inserted in apertures in said bar.

t. A vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, outriggers hinged to the Vehicle and adapted to` be folded in against the sides thereof,

`means for locking each pair of outriggers .1n folded position, a screw jack mounted in Vfree end of each Outrigger, a float on which the jack rests, means for clamping thefloat and jack, and a platform hinged to each Aside of the vehicle and adapted when loweredvto rest onthe outriggers.

G.V A vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, outriggers hinged to the vehicle and adapted to be folded thereagainst, meansV for locking each pair of outriggers in folded position, a screw j ack mounted in thefree end of each Outrigger, a float on which the jaclt rests, and means fordetachably clamping the float and jack.

. 7. A vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, outriggers hinged to the vehicle and adapted to be folded thereagainst, means for locking the outriggers in folded position, a screw jack mounted in the free end of `each outrigger, a float on which the jack rests, `and means for clamping the float and jack.

8. A Vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, outriggers Y hinged to the vehicle, means for locking the outriggers when -folded, a screw jack mounted in the free end of each outrigger, and a iioat on which the jack rests.

9. A Vehicle, a gun mounted thereon, a

4platform hinged to each `side of the vehicle,

cross ties for holding the platforms in the upright position for traveling,.a connection between the cross ties and gun cradle, and means for preventing displacement of the cross ties. Y

lO. A'vehicle, `a gun mounted'thereon, a platform hinged to earch side ofthe vehicle,

Vcross ties for holding-the platforms in the upright position for traveling, and a connection betweenrthe cross ties and gun cradle.

Y VTHOS. A. CONLON. 

